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Peptic ulcer is the most common gastrointestinal disorder in clinical practice. A number of drugs including proton pump inhibitors and H2 receptor antagonists are available for the treatment of peptic ulcer, but these drugs has shown incidence of relapses, side effects, and drug interactions. Thus the development of new antiulcer drugs and the search for novel molecules has been extended to herbal drugs that offer better protection and decreased relapse. Medicinal plants provide an effective and safer way in disease management. Many medicinal plants exhibit antiulcer activity and found useful in the treatment of peptic ulcer. Physalis minima has shown anti-inflammatory and analgesic action in animals. In this present work, anti-ulcer effect of different extracts of Physalis minima was studied in NSAIDs induced ulcer model in albino rats. The extract at dose of 200,400 mg/kg produced significant inhibition of gastric lesion induced by NSAIDs induced ulcer. The extract reduced ulcerative lesion. The result obtained suggesting that extract possesses significant anti-ulcer...
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In the present paper, synthesis of new series of 1,3,4- oxadiazole derivatives incorporating substituted dihydropyrimidinone and chloroquinoline moieties 4(a-j) has been reported. All the synthesized compounds were characterized by FTIR, 1H NMR and Mass spectroscopy. The compounds were screened for their in vivo anti-inflammatory activity by the carrageenan induced rat paw edema method and in vitro anti-bacterial activity against some gram positive and gram negative strains of bacteria. This pharmacological activity evaluation revealed that among all the compounds screened, compounds 4c, 4e and 4g were found to have promising anti-inflammatory activity. Moreover, compounds 4b, 4c, 4d, 4g and 4j exhibited promising anti-bacterial activity against the selected pathogenic strains of...
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The aqueous and alcoholic leaf extracts of Annona squamosa, Azadirachta indica and Calotropis procera were tested against the cattle ticks. The fresh and leaf powder extracts were tested individually and also in combinations under in vitro conditions. The extracts of A. indica showed maximum mortality rate of ticks followed by A. squamosa and C. procera when tested individually. In combination, the hot water extracts of leaf powder showed 100% mortality whereas ethanol and methanol extracts showed 83% and 80% of mortality respectively. Based on the above experimental results, it is confirmed that the selected plant materials possess more acaricidal activity against cattle ticks. Extracts in combination are more effective than single drug used. Since the herbal drugs are cost effective and easy to process, it can be used as an alternative medicine to control cattle...
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Zanthoxylum rhetsa DC. shoot is highly priced and one of the most preferred folk vegetable among the Indigenous people of Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is also used as folk medicinal purpose among the Adi tribe of the state. The methanol extract of shoot were evaluated for total phenolic content (Folin-Ciocalteu’s method), total flavonoid content (colorimetric method) and antioxidant potential ((DPPH & ABTS). Folk use, various mode of cooking, demand as vegetable in the local market is also discussed in this paper. The methanol extract contains considerable phenolic (117.95±3.22 mg GAE/g) and flavonoid (120.14±2.31 µMRE/g) with no much significant correlation between the total content of phenolic and flavonoid and antioxidant potential was found as IC50 value of 271±3.5µg/ml were recorded in ABTS assay and IC50 value of 306± 4.21µg/ml was found in DPPH...
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Phytochemical, HPTLC and Heavy metal analysis of Leaf of Leonotis nepetaefolia was done. Qualitative phytochemical screening of Leaf was done using different solvents which showed the presence of various vital secondary metabolites. Neutraceutical studies revealed the presence of carbohydrates, proteins and aminoacids. HPTLC studies confirmed the presence of flavonoids, diterpene, phenolic class of compounds. Heavy metal analysis showed the presence of Lead, Cadmium, Chromium and copper in all the samples...
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